Items

• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society letter of attorney for satisfaction of mortgage, 1883
  A letter of attorney which details the appointment of George Vaux as the attorney of the Society for the mortgage of real estate.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society ephemera for the one hundredth birthday celebration of Miss Mary McClain, 1908
  A pamphlet detailing the birthday celebration of centenarian Mary McClain.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society musical entertainment ephemera, 1891
  A pamphlet pertaining to a melodious evening at the Society.
• Thomas G. Allen address to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, 1852
  A handwritten draft of a sermon by Reverend Thomas G. Allen who spoke before the residents of the Society.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society insurance policies, 1900-1906
  Documentation and correspondence concerning the life insurance policies of Jane Spencer and Sarah Lapish.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society mortgage records, 1903-1904
  Correspondence concerning the transfer of mortgage and other property owned by Mary Dilhorn to the Society.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society letter of admission, 1886
  Letter requesting the admission of Abbie Carlisle to the Indigent Widows' Society.
• Orphan Society of Philadelphia letter to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, 1860
  Correspondence concerning the Orphan Society of Philadelphia's property on Cherry Street.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society resolution, 1877
  A resolution submitted to the Board concerning the partitioning of ground rents.
• Dr. Caspar Wistar letters to the Indigent Widows and Single Women's Society, 1847, 1852
  The Society's physician, Caspar Wistar, expresses his intention to take leave of his post in 1847, and again in 1851. He makes known to the board that he would continue his service until the Society locates a replacement.
• Elizabeth Ralston letter to the Indigent Widows and Single Women's Society, 1836
  Elizabeth Ralston, a manager of the Society, expresses her intention to resign from the board.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society special meeting minutes, 1832
  In response to Hugh L. Hodge's request that the Society receive Mary Hodge's records, the managers held a meeting to mourn her passing and to consider their next course of action.
• M. H. Weir letter to Mary Yorke, 1832
  A letter from M.H. Weird recommending that the Society admit a disabled woman by the name of Miss Crump.
• Mary M. Jacobs letter to Elizabeth Conrad, 1832
  Correspondence concerning the estate of Ann Fletcher.
• Lucy Bryant letter to the board of managers of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, 1829
  In this note Lucy Bryant, a resident of the Society, requests dismissal from the Society on account of "depression of the spirits" after the death of a friend.
• H. Ralston letter to John R. Latimer, 1838
  Correspondence concerning the price of a lot on Cherry Street adjoining the Society, which amounted to $2800.
• Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society oven committee report to the board of managers, 1834
  Report concerning the installation of an oven at the Society.
• Rebecca Chester letter to Elizabeth Keppele, 1834
  Rebeca Chester, treasurer of the Society, makes her intention to resign known to secretary Elizabeth Keppele.
• Hugh L. Hodge letter to Elizabeth Keppele, 1832
  Hugh L. Hodge expresses his gratitude to the Society after the death of his mother, Maria Hodge, in 1832, and requests that managers receive her records pertaining to the Society.
• W. L. Hodge letter to Martha Duncan, 1825
  Mrs. W. L. Hodge's letter of resignation from serving as secretary and manager of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society.
• Katherine Chew letter to Elizabeth Keppele, 1832
  This note forwards a letter from Hugh L. Hodge concerning the death of his mother, Maria Hodge, to the rest of the board of managers.
• Sarah Ralston report to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, 1819
  A report sent by Sarah Ralston to the Society's board of managers regarding the construction of a permanent asylum.
• Alice Izard letter to Maria Hodge, 1819
  A note concerning the dues owed by Alice Izard, a subscriber to the Society.
• William Schlatter letter to Sarah Ralston, 1817
  A note that accompanied a gift of linens vouchsafed by a certain William Schlatter.
• Samuel Richards letter to S.P. Bayard, 1819
  Receipt of a communication between S.P. Bayard, secretary of the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society, and Samuel Richards, a member of the Society's building committee.